There are just 34 spots remaining for the Range of Light Gypsy Tour 2016! If you plan to attend please register today, space is limited to the first 200 riders! Registration fees are $100 and include 3 nights of camping, 2 meals and you'll be eligible to win $1000's of $ in raffle giveaways and poker run prizes! Visit the ROL page on this website for complete details and if you have any questions, email the ROL Chair!

We were saddened to learn of the death of one our members on July 22, 2016, Neil Talbert. Neil was a retired Lance Cpl. Cornelius “Neil” Talbert, 69, of the U.S. Marine Corps was struck and killed by a car Friday while riding his motorcycle south on Highway 17 near Redwood Estates. Neil was an avid BMW motorcycle enthusiast and a 10+ year member of theBMW Club of Northern California. Memorial services will held tomorrow, Friday, August 12, 2016, at the Oakwood Chapel, 3301 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz. Neil'sobituary was recently published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Want to unload or trade some gear off before the Range of Light? President Dan Rowe has a table booked for the Swap meet at the Moto Guild on Treasure Island. Bring your stuff by with a price tag. Scuderia West, Catalyst Reaction, and Nexx helmets will be there also. Sunday, August 28, 2016, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 849 13th St. (Treasure Island), San Francisco, CA,Moto Guild

The start of the Range of Light Gypsy Tour 2016 is 30 days from today! Here's a quick update for the 100+ riders who have registered and everyone else who is thinking about attending:

The Range of Light is all about riding, camping and having fun with old and new friends. Each morning you break camp at your leisure, ride with a group or all by yourself, set your own pace and stop as often as you like or perhaps not at all!

When you arrive at that night's destination you'll find plenty of grass so set up the tent wherever you like. Then grab a cold beverage, join in the conversations about the day's ride and prepare to enjoy plenty of good food with dessert.

The routes this year are nothing less than spectacular! They've all been ridden several times by the ROL team and final maps and GPS files are in production.

Our first night is in Boonville, California, a typical wine country village on Highway 128 that offers wine connoisseurs some of California's best sparkling and Pinot Noirs. There are several good restaurants, coffee stops and places to purchase supplies.

The ROL is limited to 200 riders so if you are ready to ride, click on the register button above as just 95 spots are still available (plus you'll save $10 as an "Early Bird" registration!)

The registration fee includes all of the following: grassy camping for 3 nights, route sheets and GPS files, an ROL 2016 sticker and pin, eligibility to win tons of prizes and dinners on Friday and Saturday nights!

Range of Light 2016 t-shirts and caps are now available for purchase. You can purchase when registering online or anytime from the club store. All items must ordered in advance by August 12, 2016, and be picked up at the event.

If you have any questions email the ROL Chair at rolchair@bmwnorcal.org. The Range of Light Gypsy Tour 2016 will be a fantastic weekend of exciting rides, camping, friends and having some fun. See you in Boonville, California on September 2, 2016!

Well, yes, we've done it, put all the dates for our events including the General Meetings and campouts, special events like the Range of Light, 49'er Rally, Death Valley and the Holiday Party PLUS the Second Sunday Breakfast Rides and the BOD meetings all in one convenient place for you to download and tape to the refrigerator door (or anywhere else that's convenient!)

It's Second Sunday Breakfast Ride time and we need your help! We need a volunteer to lead a ride for a few hours somewhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is fun and simple and here's all your need to do:

Pick a starting location for an 8:00 AM breakfast that's convenient for riders and close to home.

Plan the route with a 3-4 hour duration including restroom or any other breaks you'd like to make.

Ride the route a week before the ride.

Print off copies of the route sheet (no need for GPS files) and bring them to breakfast.

In the parking lot just prior to the ride, review the route sheet and the basics of safe riding in a group.

That's it! Oh, contact the club webmaster and provide all the details for posting to the website. There are plenty of folks in the club who can help so just ask! To sign-up and lead a Second Sunday Breakfast Ride please contact our tour captain at tourcaptain@bmwnorcal.org.

Buddy Scauzzo has graciously volunteered to Chair the Range of Light Gypsy Tour for the BMW Club of Northern California in 2016. Wasting no time, Buddy and his team have selected the Mendocino County Fairgrounds as the starting location for the ROL. The event dates are Friday, September 2nd through Monday, September 5th. Three nights of grass camping, two meals, prizes and whole lot of riding! "Early Bird" registration is open now so register early and save $10!